CVE-2018-6703

Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent

Description

Use After Free in Remote logging (which is disabled by default) in McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x prior to 5.6.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service and potentially a remote code execution via a specially crafted HTTP header sent to the logging service.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Remote logging is disabled by default. Turning off remote logging protects against this issue.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.32% Top 15%
Affected: McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6703?
CVE-2018-6703 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6703?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2018-6703: Remote logging is disabled by default. Turning off remote logging protects against this issue.
Is CVE-2018-6703 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-6703 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-6703?
CVE-2018-6703 affects McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent.
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